Rio do Inferno - Survey
Ron wanted to survey a shortcut for the return trip to Galeão. We set off in my dinghy. About halfway along the Rio there is a large island and the shortcut lies to the south of it.
View astern in Boipeba pool looking west towards a large drying sandbank.
The theory is that if there is water at low tide then both boats will be able to get through on a 2m tide. However this presumes that the survey is actually at low water and that the tide is actually 2m. By going through on a rising tide, Ron with a 1.0m draught and me with around 1.4m, should not have any problems, however I am minded to favour the slightly deeper regular route.
Mangroves in the Rio Do Inferno at at low water on a spring tide.
A sandbank in the Rio do Inferno which must be crossed at high water.
For some reason my little Suzuki 2.2 outboard becomes problematic when used on a long run such as this. It does not seem to like running hot and when stopped takes a long time to restart.
Afterwards we surveyed the bar to seawards and recorded a GPS track.
The beach was very busy today with lots of day tripper boats. We had lunch in town with Giles from "Menkar" and when we returned he sailed south for Ilheus crossing the bar at high water without incident.
"Menkar" dried out at anchor.
Spent another relaxing afternoon on the beach highlighted by a rather foolish tourist who decided to try to swim across to the spit at Pontal on a full ebb tide flowing at a rate of more than two knots. The distance was only about 200m but he had no chance and was swept out through the entrance to be rescued by some incoming fisherman who put their boat at some risk in order to pick him up.
The toilet pump was reassembled and is working just fine complete with a large buildup of expoxy reinforcing around the cracked inlet tube.
View astern in Boipeba pool looking west towards a large drying sandbank.
The theory is that if there is water at low tide then both boats will be able to get through on a 2m tide. However this presumes that the survey is actually at low water and that the tide is actually 2m. By going through on a rising tide, Ron with a 1.0m draught and me with around 1.4m, should not have any problems, however I am minded to favour the slightly deeper regular route.
Mangroves in the Rio Do Inferno at at low water on a spring tide.
A sandbank in the Rio do Inferno which must be crossed at high water.
For some reason my little Suzuki 2.2 outboard becomes problematic when used on a long run such as this. It does not seem to like running hot and when stopped takes a long time to restart.
Afterwards we surveyed the bar to seawards and recorded a GPS track.
The beach was very busy today with lots of day tripper boats. We had lunch in town with Giles from "Menkar" and when we returned he sailed south for Ilheus crossing the bar at high water without incident.
"Menkar" dried out at anchor.
Spent another relaxing afternoon on the beach highlighted by a rather foolish tourist who decided to try to swim across to the spit at Pontal on a full ebb tide flowing at a rate of more than two knots. The distance was only about 200m but he had no chance and was swept out through the entrance to be rescued by some incoming fisherman who put their boat at some risk in order to pick him up.
The toilet pump was reassembled and is working just fine complete with a large buildup of expoxy reinforcing around the cracked inlet tube.
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